The pressure of a substance is directly proportional to its volume when the temperature is held constant and inversely proportional to its temperature when the volume is held constant. Is this substance an ideal gas? Explain why your answer is correct.

What will be an ideal response?


No. Since P = kV and P = k'/T for fixed temperature and volume, the substance obeys the law: which is different from the relation for an ideal gas.

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